Where does the plastic in the oceans come from?

Marine animals and plants have long been called for help when up to 13 million tons of plastic waste are dumped into the ocean, damaging the coral system and threatening the habitat of animals.

 Plastic waste is considered the "death" of marine creatures. 

For instance, 1.5 million animals in the ocean die from plastic waste poisoning every year.

Small creatures like sea turtles or large species like whales have been direct victims of plastic waste, but if this situation continues, by 2050, plastic waste in the ocean will be more than fish!!! In particular, Asia is the most polluting marine environment due to plastic waste.

 

According to a study published by US and Australian experts in December 2017, China and Indonesia were the two countries that emitted the most plastic waste into the ocean, with 8.8 million tons and 3.2 million tons respectively each year, accounting for one third of all ocean plastic waste. Vietnam ranked fourth on this list, each year "dumping" into the ocean 1.8 million tons of plastic waste.

Not only environmental problems or human health, remediation of plastic waste also causes heavy economic losses due to the cost of cleaning and disinfection. It is estimated that only 9% of plastic waste is recycled, about 12% is burned, the remaining 79% is still in landfills and on the environment.